A campaigner says the Church of England needs to appoint an independent safeguarding team.
The archbishops of York and Canterbury issued a joint statement apologising for the Church's failures
, the Church said there were 16 cases in the Diocese of York that required further investigation, out of more than 1,600 files that were reviewed. The archbishop said: "We work constantly to improve the way we respond to those who may have been harmed or who fear for their own safety or that of others."
"There isn't a realisation of just what a fundamental problem this is or just how much wreckage has been caused in people's lives. The complacency is horrific," he said.
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